| Postcode | CO8 5HT | 
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| Post Town | Bures | 
| Nearest station | Bures (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       No nearby bus stops 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.979283 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.760793 | |
| Easting | 589702 | |
| Northing | 234801 | |
| Grid reference | TL897348 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 346215 5761101 | |
| what3words | snippets.coarser.stormy | |
| FixPhrase | crisping maimed strainer tulip | |
| Plus code | 9F32XQH6+P8 | |
| Altitude | 48 metres (157 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 19.9 KMs (12.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Lamarsh | E04003911 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Stour Valley South | E05010383 | 
| Local Authority District | Braintree | E07000067 | 
| County Electoral Division | Hedingham | E58000439 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Braintree | E14001121 | 
| MP | Mr James Cleverly | Conservative | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | March 1988 | 
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| Date usage ended | May 1994 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00108750 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Braintree 002C | E01021407 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Braintree 002C | E01021407 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp | E02004447 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp | E02004447 | 
| Travel to work area | Colchester | E30000193 |